Shirkley Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Shirkley Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shirkley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Shirkley (6) may also be a first name.

Shirkley Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Shirkley Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Shirkley is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shirkley? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,193,072nd most widely held surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Shirkley reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 4,967,096th most prevalent first name world-wide It is held by 6 people.

Shirkley is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 72,491,787. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Maryland, where 60 percent reside, New York, where 20 percent reside and Ohio, where 20 percent reside.

Shirkley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Shirkley has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Shirkley surname contracted 58 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shirkly930/
Sherkley881/
Sirkle8625/
Sirkly864/
Sherckley820/
Surkley801/
Sherkle801/
Serkley801/
Sirckle800/
Sirkless751/
Sirckler750/
Sircle7123/
Cirkle719/
Scherkler711/
Cirkles6765/
Scircle6758/
Cirkler6725/
Shurkla671/
Sherkli671/
Chirkla671/
Shercle670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Shirkley
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis